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Castles & Kooks
Scotland boasts some of the world's most romantic castles. Maybe you've had the privilege of visiting one: Edinburgh, Dunvegan, Urquhart,
Scottish Time Travel?
Thanks to the mega-hit Outlander, it's impossible to wander through the Scottish Highlands without thinking of standing stones and portals
The Joys of Winter
As I write, I look out on a thick blanket of snow rolling down to a frozen white lake. Ice
A Scottish Christmas
MY DEBUT NOVEL, A Dream of Death, will be published by Crooked Lane Books in April of 2019. The setting,
per•se•ver•ance
  per·se·ver·ance noun \ˌpər-sə-ˈvir-ən(t)s\ First known use: 14th century :The quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something
My New Best Friends
A recent post on the Jungle Red Writers' Blog, "On Killing Rachel," (http://www.jungleredwriters.com/2014/11/on-killing-rachel.html) reminded me of my three new best friends  No one has
Dream, Dream, Dream
The main character in my mystery, young widow Kate Hamilton, contemplates the significance of dreams: All you have to do
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Has anyone ever known everything there was to know? Who was the last person to have read every book in
Castles...Castles on Hills
The first time I laid eyes on the Old World I was twenty. It was a wintry day in January.
Long Live the Trees!
How many times have you watched the TV mini-series Pride & Prejudice (1995) with Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennett and